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THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY

"Grounded On The 23rd Floor"

DOMESTIC PRODUCTION #101 FOREIGN EPISODE # F001 ENHANCED AS-BROADCAST TV DIALOGUE SCRIPT

Produced By: Disney Enterprises Inc. Prepared By: SDI Media USA 5455 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor Los Angeles, Ca 90036 (323) 602-5400

For: Disney Character Voices International, Inc.

April 8, 2005 TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 22:41 Minutes

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 1 BREAKDOWN CAST ZACK CODY CAREY MOSEBY MADDIE LONDON TUCK M, 18 URSULA F, 30 BOBBY M, 30 REVEREND M, 50s HOTEL SECURITY M, 30s BELLBOY M, 18 PHOTOGRAPHER M, 30s JASON - M, 20s FAN #1 M, 20s FAN #2 M, 20s TIPTON EMPLOYEE M, 40s VOCALS

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 2 COLD OPENING FADE IN: INT. LOBBY - CONTINUOUS - PART A (CAREY, ZACK, CODY, MOSEBY, TUCK, MASTER Z, JASON, FAN EXTRAS, HOTEL EXTRAS, GUEST EXTRAS) THE COUPLE TAKES THE CAMERA PAST A GLOSSY PHOTO THAT READS: "BELOW THE TIP PRESENTS: CAREY MARTIN". CAREY ENTERS THROUGH A BACK DOOR. SHE CROSSES TOWARDS THE ELEVATORS, PASSING DEPARTING FANS COMING UP THE STAIRS. FAN #1 (ON) Love you. (i.e., I loved your performance.) CAREY (ON) Hey, Bobby. Thanks. FAN #2 (ON) Fabulous. CAREY (ON) Thank you. JASON (ON) Great show. CAREY (ON) Thank you. (A GLANCE, THEN PLEASANTLY SURPRISED) Hey, cute guy! Third table from the left. My left, not your l-- Hi. (Third table : i.e., You were sitting at the third table from the left side of the room during my performance) JASON (ON) Hi. SFX: THE ELEVATOR DINGS. THE DOOR OPENS AND ZACK STREAKS OUT ON SKATES. ZACK (ON) Gangway! Coming through! Watch out!

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 3 (Gangway : Interjection used to tell people that they should make way for someone coming through) (Watch out : i.e., Get out of the way) THE CROWD PARTS AS ZACK "FLIES" OFF THE STEPS, PAST CAREY. CAREY (ON) Zack, what are you doing? ZACK (ON) Winning. SFX: THE OTHER ELEVATOR DINGS. THEY LOOK. ANGLE ON CODY, IN HOT PURSUIT - ON SKATES. CODY (ON) Excuse me. (AS HE PASSES) Hi, Mom! CAREY (ON) Cody! Stop, right now! (AS SHE TURNS TO JASON) I hope you don't mind, I have kids -JASON IS GONE. CAREY (CONT'D) (ON) Hello? ZACK (ON) Look out! Look out! I can't stop! (Look out : Colloquial warning i.e., Get out of the way) ZACK SPEEDS DOWN THE RAMP, BUMPING TUCK, CARRYING LUGGAGE AND A GOLF BAG. TUCK SPINS, GOLF CLUBS AND BALLS FLY OUT ONTO THE FLOOR. MOSEBY (ON) What is going on? If it's not one thing its (going on : i.e., happening) (Ifits-- Implying, If its not one thing its another colloquial phrase meaning, There is always a problem I have to deal with)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 4 MASTER Z, A HEAVY RAPPER, TRIPS AND TRIES TO KEEP HIS BALANCE. MASTER Z FALLS FORWARD, TOWARDS MOSEBY, WHO IS ENTERING WITH A GUEST. MOSEBY (CONT'D) (ON) (EYES WIDEN) Mama! (Informal for Mother Used here as an interjection of fright) MASTER Z LANDS ON HIM. MOSEBY'S EYES DART UPWARD. ANGLE UP: ON A VASE, ON A TABLE, AS IT TEETERS AND FALLS. ANGLE BACK ON: MOSEBY REACHES OUT AND WITH ONE HAND CATCHES THE VASE, INCHES FROM THE GROUND. CAREY GLARES AT THE BOYS. CAREY (ON) Mr. Moseby, are you okay? MOSEBY (ON) Here at the Tipton it's the guest that matters, not the manager. (Tipton : Made-up hotel) TUCK TAKES THE VASE. CAREY (ON) Look what you guys did. You broke Mr. Moseby! You are so grounded! (so : slang intensive meaning most certainly without a doubt) (grounded : punished, usually by a parent, by being confined to ones home or denied other privileges for a specific length of time) ZACK (ON) When you say grounded, does that include the pool and the gym and the candy shop (does that include : i.e., can we still go to) CAREY (ON) Our room! On the twenty-third floor! (TO MOSEBY) Mr. Moseby, I'm sorry. You won't see them down here for a long, long time. Till they go to college. (Tillcollege : Note humorous exaggeration)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 5 MOSEBY (ON) Or prison. (Note humorous implication that Zack and Cody are troublesome enough to become criminals) HE LIMPS OFF WITH TUCK... CAREY (ON) Guys! Just once, would it kill you to behave? (kill you : hyperbolic for be so very difficult) (behave : i.e., behave properly) THE BOYS FEIGN HAVING A HEART ATTACK AND DROP ONTO THE FLOOR AS WE; FADE OUT. END OF COLD OPENING ACT ONE SCENE ONE FADE IN: INT. THE SUITE - THE NEXT MORNING - (DAY 2) PART A (CAREY, ZACK O.C., CODY O.C.) CAREY IS FOLDING UP HER BED, WHEN SHE HEARS... ZACK (O.C.) It's there! (Referring to a hair Zack believes has grown under his arm) CODY (O.C.) No, it isn't. INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS - PART B (CAREY, ZACK, CODY) ZACK IS SHIRTLESS, CODY EXAMINES HIS ARMPIT.

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 6 ZACK (O.C.) Yes, it is. Right there. Are you blind? You can totally feel it! (totally : i.e., easily) CODY PLUCKS A HAIR FROM ZACK'S ARMPIT. ZACK (ON) Ow! You pulled the skin! CAREY ENTERS. CODY (ON) That's 'cause there's no hair there! (REACTS) And no deodorant. (And no deodorant : Humorously implying that Zack has body odor) CAREY (ON) Awww, you're lookin' for armpit hair. (Awww : Interjection expressing fondness, usually for something small or cute) ZACK/CODY (ON) Mom! CAREY (ON) My little boys are becoming little men. CODY (ON) You should really knock. We don't walk in on you. (knock : i.e., knock before entering) CAREY (ON) Actually, you do. And you bring friends. THEY EXIT INTO THE LIVING ROOM. INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS - PART C (CAREY, ZACK, CORY, MOSEBY, TUCK, MASTER Z) CAREY (ON) Look, we gotta talk about last night. We do not want a repeat of the Dream Valley Lodge incident. (Dream Valley Lodge : made-up resort lodge where Carey presumably used to perform)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 7 CODY (ON) I swear, I thought it was a black cat with a white stripe. (swear : i.e., promise) (Note humorous implication that Cody brought a skunk into the lodge) CAREY (ON) Here's a thought: What do you say we keep this job and get you a babysitter? (a thought : i.e., an idea) (What do you say : Colloquial phrase soliciting agreement) (we : i.e., I) CODY (ON) Babysitter?! ZACK (ON) Wait, wait, wait. You just said we were little men. CAREY (ON) Okay, a "little men" sitter. I was thinkin' maybe Maddie. Works in the gift shop, she needs the money. Like us. (little men sitter : note play on babysitter) (thinking : i.e., considering) ZACK (ON) Ooh, Maddie. Baby's got it goin' on! (Baby : Term of affection Referring to Maddie) (got it goin on : slang phrase meaning is very attractive) CAREY (ON) She's got what going where? (Note humorous play on got it goin on) ZACK (ON) I don't know what I'm saying. SFX: KNOCK AT THE DOOR. CAREY (ON) (AS SHE CROSSES) Yeah, you better not. (Implying that Carey disapproves of Zack

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 8 expressing sexual interest in Maddie) ZACK AND CODY CONTINUE TO DEBATE AS CAREY OPENS THE DOOR TO MOSEBY. CODY (ON) He doesn't. ZACK (O.C.) Yes, I do. CODY (O.C.) No, you don't. ZACK (O.C.) Yes, I do! CAREY (ON) Mr. Moseby, good morning. What a surprise. THROWS A LOOK BACK AT THE BOYS, THEY RESPOND BY ROTE. ZACK/CODY (ON) Good morning, Mr. Moseby. CAREY (ON) What brings you up so early? (What brings you up : i.e., Why have you come up here) MOSEBY (ON) Couldn't sleep. (LOOKS AT BOYS) Nightmares. (Humorously implying, I had nightmares about your sons) HE DRAWS HER ASIDE. THE TWINS DRIFT WITH THEM. MOSEBY (CONT'D) (ON) Actually, I am here to discuss your bill. CAREY (ON) What bill? Room and board are part of my deal. (Room and board : Accommodations with all meals provided) (my deal : i.e., the terms of my employment)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 9 MOSEBY (ON) Yes. Only you have exceeded your first month's allowance by. (allowance : referring to the amount of money allotted Carey for meals and other hotel services) HE HANDS HER THE PRINTOUT. SHE LOOKS, BLANCHES: CODY (ON) Breathe! Breathe, Mom, breathe! (Breathe : i.e., Breathe deeply to compose yourself) CAREY (ON) Oh, my. Mr. Moseby, you can't be serious. MOSEBY (ON) I am powerless to be otherwise. (Note implication that Moseby does not have a sense of humor) CAREY (ON) I don't know how this happened. TUCK ENTERS, PUSHING A FULLY LOADED CART. TUCK (ON) Room service. Somebody ordered the "I'm sorry for what we did last night" buffet. (Somebodybuffet : Implying that Zack and Cody ordered an elaborate meal from room service to compensate for their misbehavior) CAREY (ON) Eggs benedict with caviar? CODY (ON) Must be a mistake. ZACK (ON) We ordered toast and a raisin. (toast and a raisin : note humorously spare meal) CAREY (ON) You guys are bleeding me dry here. (bleeding me dry : colloquial phrase meaning, draining my finances)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 10 TUCK (ON) (CATCHING ON) Oh! My mistake! This was meant for the other mommy with twins on the twenty-third floor. HE QUICKLY PULLS THE CART BACK OUT. CAREY (ON) I'm sorry. I didn't-- I mean, they-they were-MOSEBY (ON) I-I understand. Children sometimes can be a burden. CAREY (ON) You have kids? MOSEBY (ON) No. And after seeing yours, not gonna happen. (not gonna happen : i.e., its not going to happen I will never have kids) MOSEBY EXITS. CAREY (ON) (EXAMINING BILL) Video games, pay per view-- You had your underwear dry cleaned? (pay per view : TV cable service providing movies that are paid for by the viewing) ZACK (ON) (POINTING) Feels good. CAREY (ON) Sit. Now, look, guys, we may live in a palace, but we're not royalty. (palace : i.e., grand, palatial hotel) (royalty : i.e., fabulously wealthy note play on palace) ZACK (ON) I think you're a queen, Mommy. (queen : i.e., wonderful woman note play on palace and royalty) CAREY (ON) Aww. Put a sock in it. C'mon, guys, this is the best gig we've ever had and without it we're broke.

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 11 (OFF THE BILL) With it we're broke. (Put a sock in it : Colloquial phrase meaning, Be quiet) (Cmon : Come on Phrase of mild reproach) (gig : i.e., job arrangement) (broke : informal for having no money) THE BOYS LOOK AT EACH OTHER GUILTILY. CAREY (CONT'D) (ON) Don't you guys realize what a great opportunity this is for us? I don't have to go out on the road anymore. We can all be together. (go out on the road : i.e., travel to different cities to perform) CODY (ON) Yeah. I like it better here than at Grandma's. (Grandmas : i.e., Grandmas house Note that Grandma is informal for Grandmother) ZACK (ON) Yeah! Last time, she dropped her false teeth in my chocolate milk. CAREY (ON) I rest my case. So, please, be good. (I rest my case : Phrase meaning I have made my point - stereotypically used by lawyers in court) ZACK/CODY (ON) We will. FLIP TO: ACT ONE SCENE TWO INT. LOBBY - AFTERNOON (DAY 2) (ZACK, CODY, MOSEBY, MADDIE, TUCK, LONDON, BOBBY, URSULA, PHOTOGRAPHER, PAPARAZZI EXTRAS, BODYGUARD EXTRAS, SECURITY EXTRAS, HOTEL EXTRAS, GUEST EXTRAS)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 12 PHOTOGRAPHER (ON) Hey! Come on! TIPTON EMPLOYEE (ON) No photographers! ZACK (O.S.) Hey! We live here! PHOTOGRAPHER (ON) I live here too! CODY AND ZACK ENTER, PUSHING PAST PAPARAZZI CROWDED AT THE FRONT DOOR. ZACK (ON) Hey, check it out. I found five bucks in my pocket. (check it out : i.e., look at this) (bucks : informal for dollars) CODY (ON) Those are my pants. ZACK (ON) Cool! Candy's on you. (Candys on you : i.e., You can pay for the candy) CODY (ON) Okay. ZACK (ON) Let's hitch a ride. (hitch a ride : i.e., take a ride on the luggage cart) CODY (ON) Shotgun! (Slang interjection used to claim the front passenger seat in a car Here used to mean I want to ride in the front of the luggage cart) THEY HOP ON A LUGGAGE CART HEADING DOWN THE RAMP. ZACH (ON) Driver, to the candy shop. (Driver : Here used playfully, alluding to the fact that the Bellboy is giving them a ride on the luggage cart)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 13 BELLBOY (ON) You got it. (Colloquial phrase of agreement) CODY (ON) Shouldn't we give this money to Mom? ZACK (ON) Not until she learns how to manage money better. We're broke. (Notbetter : Humorously implying that Carey is to blame for their overspending) THEY HOP OFF AT THE SUNDRIES COUNTER. CODY (ON) Hey, Maddie. I want two Zabba Babbas, a Sweetie Tweetie and a seven-foot licorice chain. (Zabba Babba : Made-up type of candy Note nonsensical rhyme) (Sweetie Tweetie : Made-up type of candy Note rhyme) MADDIE (ON) I see you're cutting down. (THEN) So, guys, I've completely reorganized the candy display. Now, tell me, what draws your eye? (youre cutting down : i.e., youre reducing your intake youre eating less candy than you used to note sarcasm) (draws your eye : i.e., attracts your attention) ZACK (ON) You do, sweet thang. (sweet thang : colloquial for attractive woman note that thang is idiomatic for thing) MADDIE (ON) Please, some of this candy is older than you. MOSEBY (O.C.) Paparazzi! (Photographers who follow famous people hoping to get a newsworthy or scandalous story) A PHOTOGRAPHER RUNS BY, CHASED BY MOSEBY.

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 14 MOSEBY (CONT'D) (ON) I can smell them. (smell : i.e., sense) THE PHOTOGRAPHER STOPS AND TURNS TOWARDS MOSEBY, FLASHES HIS CAMERA IN MOSEBY'S FACE, THEN RUNS OFF. MOSEBY, NOW BLINDED, STUMBLES TO THE TABLE, ALMOST KNOCKING THE VASE OVER, BUT CATCHES IT JUST IN TIME. MOSEBY EXITS. ZACK (ON) What's going on here? MADDIE (ON) They're waiting for Bobby Carillo, center fielder for the Sox and Ursula, the lingerie model. They're getting married here on Saturday. (center fielder : baseball player whose position is center field, or the part of the outfield behind second base) SHE POINTS TO A MAGAZINE COVER PICTURE. TOMMY IN HIS BASEBALL GEAR, AND URSULA IN HER... UNDERWEAR. CODY (ON) Dude, he's the best player ever! (Dude : Slang term of address or interjection of surprise) ZACK (ON) (AS HE FLIPS THROUGH THE MAGAZINE) And she's real good at what she does. MADDIE (ON) Oh, yeah. Takes real brains to sit on a horse in your underwear. (Takes : i.e., It takes It requires) (brains : i.e., intelligence) (Note sarcasm) THERE IS A CACOPHONY AT THE REVOLVING DOOR, AS BOBBY AND URSULA ENTER, SURROUNDED BY SECURITY GUARDS. SPFX: CAMERA FLASHES GOING OFF. MADDIE (CONT'D) (ON) What is the big deal? (i.e., What is so important about those two celebrities?)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 15 TUCK (O.C.) Money, baby. ANGLE ON: TUCK, WHO'S JUST STEPPED OUT OF THE ELEVATOR, HOLDING A PLUNGER. MADDIE (ON) Tuck! SHE FUMBLES AND SPILLS THE CANDY. THE BOYS QUICKLY BEGIN TO SCOOP IT UP. MADDIE (CONT'D) (ON) Hi. ZACK (ON) What does he have that I don't have? (i.e., What makes Maddie more interested in Tuck than in me?) CODY (ON) Armpit hair. TUCK (ON) Word on the street is, the tabloids are paying twenty thousand dollars for a shot of the bride and groom's first kiss. (Wordis : i.e., There is a rumor that) (tabloid : small-format popular newspaper with a simple style, many photographs and usually an emphasis on sensational stories) (shot : i.e., photograph) THE BOYS REACT, AND QUICKLY CHECK OUT MOSEBY, GREETING THE COUPLE. MADDIE (ON) You are so plugged in. (plugged in : i.e., culturally aware) TUCK (ON) Hey, this hotel doesn't run without me. ZACK (ON) Are you thinkin' what I'm thinkin'? CODY (ON) Yeah! What are you thinkin'?

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 16 ZACK (ON) We can take a picture of the kiss and we'll be rich! CODY (ON) (REALIZES) And we can pay Mom back. ZACK (ON) And we'll be rich! CODY (ON) We won't be burdens anymore. ZACK (ON) And we'll be rich! CODY (ON) And whatever's left we can give to charity. ZACK (ON) I swear we're not related. Maddie, I need a camera. And charge it, please. (Irelated : Humorously implying that Zack and Cody have radically different perspectives) (charge it : i.e., charge it to our mothers account) MADDIE GETS THE CAMERA, BUT HOLDS OUT HER HAND. MADDIE (ON) Candy. THEY BEGRUDGINGLY GIVE BACK THE CANDY. MADDIE (CONT'D) (ON) Thank you. SHE HANDS THEM THE CAMERA. CODY/ZACK (ON) (THEY DO THEIR "HAPPY" DANCE) We're rich! We're rich! We're rich! We're rich! TUCK (ON) (PLUNGER DANCE) Not quite! Not quite! Nobody is getting into that wedding without a printed invitation.

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 17 LONDON (ON) I am. Little me, back from Pa-ree. (Pa-ree : Note French pronunciation of Paris also note rhyme with me) THEY TURN TO SEE LONDON, FRAMED BY HER LUGGAGE, HOLDING PURSE. ANIMAL CUE: INSIDE LONDON'S PURSE IS A DOG. TUCK IS TRANSFIXED BY LONDON. LONDON (ON) (SOUR) Hello, Maddie. MADDIE (ON) (SOUR) Hi, London. (London : note humorous allusion to Paris Hilton, another hotel heiress named after a major European city) CODY (ON) So how are you getting into the wedding? LONDON (ON) My daddy owns the hotel, duh. (daddy : informal for father) (duh : childish interjection sarcastically used to indicate that something is obvious) ZACK (ON) Can you get us in? LONDON (ON) Yes... But I'm not going to, duh. I fly solo. (fly solo : colloquial phrase meaning do things independently of anyone else) MADDIE (ON) Oh, yeah. Like the time you let yourself into that rock star's room with the master key? LONDON (ON) Johnny Ripp thought it was endearing. He even wrote me. (wrote me : note double meaning [1] i.e., wrote me a letter and [2] i.e., wrote something that was issued to me)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 18 MADDIE (ON) That was a restraining order. (restraining order : a court order that commands somebody to stay away from another person, usually due to past abuse, threats or obsessive behavior) LONDON (ON) Look, I'm going to that wedding. (Look : i.e., Listen) (HOLDS UP MAGAZINE) I'll be on the cover of this magazine and you'll be selling it. Duh. (THEN, CALLING OUT) Wait! Hold that elevator. MADDIE REACTS, AND WE: CUT TO: ACT ONE SCENE THREE INT. BACK OF BALLROOM - CONTINUOUS (DAY 2) - PART A (ZACK, CODY, MOSEBY, BOBBY, URSULA, BODYGUARD EXTRAS) ZACK AND CODY ARE SCOPING OUT THE EMPTY BALLROOM. ZACK (ON) We're never gonna get in here. There's gonna be security at every door. (security : i.e., security personnel) MOSEBY (O.C.) And this is the ballroom-THE BOYS DUCK BEHIND THE BAR, AS MOSEBY ENTERS WITH URSULA AND BOBBY, AND THEIR SECURITY. MOSEBY (CONT'D) (ON) This way. Which we will magically transform into your wedding chapel. URSULA (ON) Oh, my. Where will Beyonc sing during the ceremony? (Oh, my : Interjection of mild surprise or delight)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 19 (Beyonc : popular contemporary female pop singer) MOSEBY (ON) Copenhagen. Her tour has been extended. You know how the Danes like to get down. (tour : i.e., concert tour) (get down : slang for dance party) HE DANCES, THEY STARE AT HIM. BOBBY (ON) I am sick of these divas. Can't we just have a nobody singer who will actually show up? (sick : i.e., tired weary) (diva : a famous, distinguished woman singer here used to imply one who is arrogant, temperamental or unreliable) (nobody : i.e., nonfamous anonymous) THE BOYS EXCHANGE A LOOK. THEY BOTH POP OUT. ZACK (ON) We know a nobody singer. THEY ALL LOOK AT THE BUS STATION. CODY (ON) It's our Mom! She's a huge nobody! (huge nobody : note humorous oxymoron also note insulting double meaning, as nobody can be used to mean someone who is insignificant) MOSEBY (ON) But I'm sure she's stretched way too thin with her show and policing you. (shes stretched way too thin : i.e., has too little time) (policing you : i.e., keeping you out of trouble) CODY (ON) She can handle it. C'mon, she's rehearsing now. MOSEBY (ON) But I-THEY GRAB URSULA'S HAND, AND AS THEY EXIT.

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 20 ZACK (ON) You'll love her. She wears your underwear. But she looks a lot different. (your underwear : i.e., the same brand of underwear that you model in advertisements) AS MOSEBY GROANS, WE; FLIP TO: ACT ONE SCENE FOUR INT. LOUNGE - SHORT WHILE LATER (DAY 2) (CAREY, ZACK, CODY, MOSEBY, BOBBY, URSULA, BODYGUARD EXTRAS) BOBBY, URSULA, CODY, ZACK AND MOSEBY LISTEN TO CAREY. CAREY (ON) (SINGS) 'To get through it Oh Just sing Just sing' BOBBY (ON) (APPLAUDING) Great! She's great. Isn't she great? MOSEBY (ON) Yes. Miss Martin's marvelous. Everything at the Tipton is marvelous. CAREY (ON) Wow! I don't know how to thank you. URSULA (ON) Thank your agents. (Humorously referring to Zack and Cody) MOSEBY (ON) Okay. Let's get you two lovebirds out of here without causing a riot, shall we? (lovebirds : quaint term meaning lovers) (riot : i.e., commotion)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 21 URSULA (ON) She's perfect. SECURITY TAKES THEM OUT. CAREY HUGS THE BOYS. CAREY (ON) Whatever you want, you got it. ZACK (ON) Get us into the wedding. CAREY (ON) Except that. You're grounded. Remember? ZACK (ON) You meant that? (i.e., You were serious when you grounded us?) CAREY (ON) I'm doing the right thing. CAREY EXITS. ZACK (ON) Okay, we're just gonna have to find a way into that wedding ourselves. CODY (ON) Forget it. There is no way you are talking me into another one of your idiotic schemes. (Forget it : Colloquial phrase of staunch refusal) (talking me into : i.e., inducing me to participate in) FLIP TO: ACT ONE SCENE FIVE INT. BACK OF THE BALLROOM - THE NEXT DAY (DAY 3) - PART A (CODY) CODY RISES ABOVE THE BAR AND INTO HIS TWO-WAY... CODY (ON) (INTO RADIO) Mad Dog to Bird Dog. Are you in position?

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 22 (Mad Dog/Bird Dog : Made-up code names) (in position : i.e., at your appointed location) INTERCUT WITH: INT. MEZZANINE HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 3) PART B (ZACK, MOSEBY, HOTEL EXTRAS) ZACK (ON) (INTO RADIO) Affirmative. I have located the mezzanine vent. Hopefully this one leads to the ballroom. (Affirmative : Military code for Yes) (mezzanine : the lowest balcony in a theater or a low story in a building) CODY (ON) (INTO RADIO) It better. Because Mad Dog needs to find a fire hydrant and quick. (It better : i.e., It had better) (Becausehydrant : Humorously implying that Cody needs to urinate note play on Mad Dog, and allusion to the stereotypical tendency of dogs to urinate on fire hydrants) (and quick : i.e., quickly) ZACK (ON) (INTO RADIO) Roger. I'm sending down the probe. (Roger : Radio jargon meaning I have heard and understood your message) CODY (ON) (INTO RADIO) You mean the golf ball? ZACK (ON) (INTO RADIO) Yes! The golf ball! HE TAKES OUT A GOLF BALL, OPENS THE VENT SLATS AND DROPS IT. SFX: WE HEAR THE BALL PING-PONG DOWN METAL DUCT WORK... ...FINALLY LANDING AGAINST THE VENT IN THE BALLROOM WITH A PUFF OF

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 23 DUST. CODY (ON) (INTO RADIO) Bingo! We found it, Bird Dog! (Bingo : Interjection expressing satisfaction at sudden success) MOSEBY (ON) And what have we found? (we : i.e., you) CODY WHIRLS AND FINDS MOSEBY STANDING THERE AS STAFF SETS UP. CODY (ON) Uh... (HOLDS UP HIS RADIO) my two-way. (two-way : i.e., two-way radio) ZACK (O.C.) (OVER RADIO) Get out of there before lard-butt Moseby sees you. (lard-butt : slang offensive for someone considered overweight here used as a derogatory nickname for Moseby - note that butt is informal for buttocks) CODY WINCES. WE INTERCUT ZACK AS HE HEARS: MOSEBY (O.C.) Can I have that just for--? (INTO RADIO) Bird Dog, this is "lard-butt". You do anything to disrupt this wedding and it will be the last song your mother ever sings at the Tipton. Over and you're almost out. (Canfor-- : Implying, May I use your radio just for a moment) (it willTipton : implying that their mother will be fired) (Overout : Note humorous play on radio jargon phrase Over and out which means I have completed my message Implying that Zack, Cody and their mother are on the verge of being ejected from the hotel) ON ZACK AND CODY'S FREAKED-OUT LOOK, WE; FADE OUT.

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 24 END OF ACT ONE ACT TWO SCENE ONE FADE IN: INT. SUITE - NIGHT (NIGHT 3) PART A (CAREY, ZACK, CODY, MADDIE) ZACK, DRESSED IN BAGGY SWEATS, AND CODY, ARE DOING HOMEWORK, WITH MADDIE. MADDIE (ON) No, a dromedary is not a play about milk. (dromedary : a camel with one hump) (Note humorous play on the two parts of the word dromedary which are homonyms of drama and dairy) CAREY SWEEPS OUT, LOOKING FABULOUS. CAREY (ON) Ta-da! Well, what do you think? And be brutal. (Ta-da : Interjection of dramatic presentation) (what do you think : i.e., how do I look) (brutal : i.e., completely honest) CODY (ON) Anyone looks at you, and they think twenty-five. (think twenty-five : i.e., believe that youre 25 years old) CAREY (ON) And? ZACK (ON) And never had a kid. CAREY (ON) (TO MADDIE) Yes. I've trained them so well. Okay, now, you gonna stay in the room and do everything Maddie says? (you gonna : i.e., are you going to) ZACK (ON) Mm-hm

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 25 CODY (ON) Yep. CAREY (ON) Good. (TO MADDIE) Don't believe them. (TO THE BOYS) Okay, guys, hey! Double kisses. Goodbye and good night. Love you. (Double kisses : i.e., Both of you kiss me on either cheek) CODY/ZACK Love you. CAREY KISSES THEM AND EXITS. IT'S TIME! ZACK AND CODY NOD TO EACH OTHER, INDICATING THE START OF THEIR PLAN. ZACK (ON) Well, I'm gonna take my bath now. CODY (ON) And I'm going to go brush my teeth to prevent dental decay and-ZACK'S ARM REACHES OUT AND PULLS CODY INTO THE BATHROOM. RESET TO: INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 3) PART B (CODY, ZACK) ZACK WHIPS OFF HIS BATHROBE. HE'S WEARING A SUIT, PANTS ROLLED UP. HE ROLLS THEM DOWN AS CODY STARTS THE BATH. CODY (ON) I have one question about this. What if we get caught? Moseby'll fire mom. ZACK (ON) Who cares? With twenty grand we can buy the hotel and then fire Moseby. (grand : slang for thousand dollars) CODY (ON) Good point. (i.e., That is true.)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 26 ZACK (ON) Now, I need exactly thirty-five minutes to get there, get the picture of the kiss and get back. CODY (ON) Right. You want to synchronize watches? ZACK (ON) I don't have a watch. CODY (ON) Then we won't do that. ZACK REACTS. CODY OPENS THE DOOR A CRACK AND EXITS. RESET TO: INT. SUITE - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 3) PART C (CODY, MADDIE) CODY PICKS UP BINOCULARS AND CROSSES PAST MADDIE. FEMALE REPORTER (O.C.) (OVER TV) That's right, Bob. It's a star-studded event, the likes of which this town hasn't seen in years. (star-studded event : an event that is attended by many celebrities) (the likes of which : i.e., on a scale that) CODY (ON) Hey, look. You can see the celebrity guests arriving. MADDIE (ON) Or you can see it right here on TV. MADDIE CLICKS ON THE TV WITH A REMOTE. CODY (ON) (BAD ACTING) Oh, no! I'm falling out the window. MADDIE RACES OVER TO "SAVE HIM". ZACK DUCKS OUT. MADDIE GRABS CODY BY THE EAR. CODY (CONT'D) (ON) Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 27 AND WE; CUT TO: ACT TWO SCENE TWO INT. MEZZANINE HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER (NIGHT 3) - PART A (ZACK) ZACK PEEKS OUT THE ELEVATOR, THEN WHEELS A USED ROOM SERVICE CART TO THE VENT. HE POSITIONS THE CART IN FRONT OF IT AND CHECKS TO SEE IF ANYONE'S LOOKING. HE PUTS HIS FLASHLIGHT IN HIS MOUTH AND BEGINS UNSCREWING THE VENT COVER. CUT TO: INT. SUITE - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 3) - PART B (CODY, MADDIE) CODY IS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AND NERVOUSLY CHECKING THE TIME. MADDIE IS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE FRIDGE. CODY (ON) Check it out. A stretch SUV limo. (SUV : abbreviation for sport utility vehicle i.e., minivan) (limo : short for limousine) MADDIE CROSSES TO THE WINDOW AND SHOUTS OUT. MADDIE (ON) Oh, yeah! Way to waste our planet's natural resources, Mr. Six Miles Per Gallon! (Way to : Colloquial phrase of praise or congratulations i.e., Thats an excellent way to) (MrGallon : Maddies sarcastic nickname for the passenger in the SUV limousine, alluding to the fact that both SUVs and limousines get very poor gas mileage because of their size) (Note sarcasm) SPFX: HE NOTICES WATER SEEPING UNDER THE BATHROOM DOOR.

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 28 CODY (ON) Uh-oh. (Interjection of mild dread or alarm) HE PANICS, GRABS A THROW FROM A CHAIR, AND STARTS WIPING UP THE WATER WITH HIS FOOT, KEEPING ONE EYE ON MADDIE STILL LOOKING IN THE FRIDGE. CODY (ON) I think I gotta go to the bathroom. HE EXITS INTO THE BATHROOM: CUT TO: INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 3) - PART C (CODY, MADDIE (O.C.)) ONE QUICK STEP IN AND CODY SLIPS ON THE WET FLOOR, SLIDES THROUGH FRAME AND OFF SCREEN. SFX: THUD. CODY (ON) Whoa! (Interjection of alarm or warning) MADDIE (O.C.) Cody? You okay? I heard someone fall. CODY (ON) That was Zack. Right, Zack? (AS ZACK) "Yes, that was me! I'm not coordinated like Cody." (AS CODY, MODEST) Oh, stop. CODY THROWS ALL THE TOWELS ON THE FLOOR, IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOAK UP THE WATER. CUT TO: INT. DUCT - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 3) - PART D (ZACK, LONDON) ZACK MAKES HIS WAY TO A JUNCTION, THEN MAKES A CHOICE AND CRAWLS DIRECTLY INTO LONDON. THEY BOTH REACT, STARTLED.

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 29 ZACK (ON) What are you doing here? LONDON (ON) Checking out my father's air conditioning vent. (BANGS ON IT) Looks good. (Checking out : i.e., Examining) ZACK (ON) Couldn't get in, huh? (get in : i.e., get into the wedding) LONDON (ON) No. But my best friend Portia Tannenbaum is going. And if I'm not there, she'll rub it in my face forever. Now, crawl. Man, it stinks in here. (rub it in my face : i.e., gloat about the fact that I didnt get in) (Man : Interjection used for emphasis) ZACK (ON) Sorry. AS THEY CRAWL, WE; CUT TO: INT. FRONT OF BALLROOM - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 3) - PART F (CAREY, BOBBY, URSULA, REVEREND, BAND EXTRAS, GUEST EXTRAS, BODYGUARD EXTRAS, SECURITY GUARD EXTRAS) BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS DECORATE THE BALLROOM, TRENDY GUESTS FILL ALL THE SEATS, SECURITY GUARDS FLANK THE DOOR, THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE BOTH STUNNING. MUSIC CUE: CAREY SINGS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: CAREY (ON) (SINGS) 'If ever there was a heaven on earth It's here in your arms You've ended my search It ever there was a feeling so right It must be the way....' ANGLE ON: BACK OF BALLROOM PART - F1: (ZACK, LONDON, GUEST EXTRAS)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 30 THE BUS STATION AND TILT UP THE PALM TREE AGAINST THE WALL ABOUT TEN FEET, TO A THREE FOOT WIDE AIR VENT. ZACK AND LONDON HAVE ARRIVED. THEY PEER INTO THE ROOM. THEIR POV: EVERYONE'S EYES ARE FRONT. NO ONE LOOKING BACK. ZACK LOWERS HIMSELF AND DANGLES JUST ABOVE THE BUS STATION. ZACK (ON) (SOTTO) It's a longer drop than I thought. (drop : i.e., distance to jump distance to the floor) LONDON (ON) (SOTTO) Don't worry, I have you. (I have you : i.e., I wont let you fall) LONDON NUDGES HIS FINGERS OFF THE EDGE. SFX: THUD. ZACK (O.C.) I'm okay. My head broke the fall. (My head broke the fall : i.e., My head interrupted the fall, making it less painful Note humor) CUT TO: INT. BATHROOM/SUITE - CONTINUOUS - (NIGHT 3) - PART G (MADDIE, CODY) MADDIE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. MADDIE (ON) Zack, Cody, what's going on in there? Open this door. CODY OPENS THE DOOR, COMPLETELY SOAKED. MADDIE (CONT'D) (ON) I thought Zack was taking the bath. CODY (ON) Yeah. But he splashed me. Not nice, Zack. (Not nice : i.e., That wasnt nice)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 31 MADDIE (ON) Let me talk to Zack. CODY (ON) Okay, you're the babysitter. (youre the babysitter : implying, youre in charge) CODY CLOSES THE DOOR. CODY (CONT'D) (ON) She wants to see you, Zack. "Okay, Cody. Here I come, Maddie." CODY OPENS THE DOOR. HE'S SHIRTLESS, SHIVERING AND WEARING A SHOWER CAP. CODY (CONT'D) (ON) (AS ZACK) Yes? Can you make this fast? There's a draft. MADDIE (ON) (SUSPICIOUS) Oh, is that right? Then I'll just talk to Cody. CODY (ON) (AS ZACK) You women and your moods. (Humorously implying that women are unpredictable and change their minds often) HE CLOSES THE DOOR, PUTS HIS SWEATSHIRT BACK ON. CODY (CONT'D) (ON) "She wants to talk to you, Cody." Okay, Zack. "Thank you, Cody." You're welcome, Zack. THE DOOR CRACKS OPEN. CODY (CONT'D) (ON) Cody here. MADDIE (ON) Your sweatshirt's on backwards. SHE PULLS THE HOOD OF THE SWEATSHIRT OVER HIS FACE. CODY (ON) (MUFFLED) What's your point?

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 32 MADDIE (ON) (OPENS DOOR) Whoa! Where is he? CODY (ON) I'll never rat him out. Not in a million years. Not in a billion year (rat him out : slang for inform on him) MADDIE GRABS CODY'S EAR AND GIVES IT A TWIST. CODY (CONT'D) (ON) He's in an air-conditioning duct on the way to the wedding to get the picture of the twenty-thousanddollar kiss! WITH A FRUSTRATED GRUNT, SHE EXITS, PULLING CODY BY THE EAR. CODY (CONT'D) (ON) Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! CUT TO: INT. DUCT - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 3) PART I (CODY, MADDIE) AS CODY AND MADDIE CRAWL... MADDIE (ON) All I wanted to do was make a little extra money so I can buy myself a few nice things. Because some of us have to work for a living and don't get sent to Paris as a "punishment" for breaking into Johnny Ripp's room! (BEAT) Man, it stinks in here! (Becauseroom : Note pointed reference to London) (ManSorry : Note repetition of the exchange between London and Zack) CODY (ON) Sorry. THEY CRAWL OUT OF FRAME. CUT TO: INT. MEZZANINE HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS (NIGHT 3) - PART J

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 33 (TUCK) TUCK WALKS BY THE ROOM SERVICE CART IN FRONT OF THE VENT AND DECIDES TO WHEEL IT AWAY. HE DISCOVERS THE VENT COVER HAS BEEN REMOVED. HE HEARS THE MUFFLED SOUNDS. CONVINCED SOMETHING FISHY'S GOING ON, HE PICKS UP A HOUSE PHONE. TUCK (ON) Hotel security, and step on it! (step on it : colloquial for hurry) CUT TO:

INT. BACK OF BALLROOM - MOMENTS LATER (NIGHT 3)- PART K (ZACK, CODY, MADDIE, GUEST EXTRAS) ZACK IS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM HIDING BEHIND FLOWERS. REVEREND (ON) --to be your husband? To love and to honor and cherish him.... ZACK (ON) C'mon, J-Lo, move your butt. (J-Lo : nickname for popular actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, playing on her first initial and the first syllable of her last name) (move your butt : i.e., get your large buttocks out of the way so I can get a clear picture) MADDIE AND CODY ARRIVE TOO LATE. MADDIE (ON) Oh, no. We're too late. CODY (ON) Yes! (OFF HER LOOK) I mean, darn! (darn : interjection of disappointment) ANGLE ON: FRONT BALLROOM - PART K1: (CAREY, BOBBY, URSULA, REVEREND, GUEST EXTRAS, SECURITY EXTRAS, BODYGUARD EXTRAS)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 34 THE BRIDE AND GROOM AT THE END OF THEIR VOWS. REVEREND (ON) You may now kiss the bride. ANGLE ON: BACK OF BALLROOM - PART K2 (ZACK, CODY, MADDIE, GUEST EXTRAS) CODY LOOKS TO ZACK. ZACK AS HE TAKES OUT HIS "HIDDEN CAMERA". LIKE COCKING A GUN, HE ADVANCES THE FILM. ANGLE ON: FRONT OF BALLROOM - PART K3 (CAREY, BOBBY, URSULA, REVEREND, GUEST EXTRAS, SECURITY EXTRAS, BODYGUARD EXTRAS) THE BRIDE AND GROOM KISS.

ANGLE ON: BACK OF BALLROOM - PART K4 (ZACK, CODY, MADDIE, LONDON, PHOTOGRAPHER, REVEREND V.O., PORTIA EXTRA, SECURITY EXTRAS, GUEST EXTRAS ZACK SNAPS A PICTURE. JUST THEN WE HEAR... REVEREND (CONT'D) (ON) Hey! That scum's got a camera! (scum : slang offensive for someone considered worthless) ZACK TURNS WHITE AS SECURITY RUSH TOWARD HIM. HOTEL SECURITY (ON) (INTO RADIO) Code Red in the ballroom. Code Red in the ballroom. (Code Red : military code for an emergency) HE'S CONFUSED AS THEY RUN PAST HIM TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER, DRESSED AS A WAITER. ZACK GOES TO THE VENT AND JUMPS. HE CAN'T REACH IT. MADDIE STICKS HER HEAD OUT AND OFFERS A HAND. MADDIE (ON) Hey. Zack, over here. ZACK (ON) What is she doing here?

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 35 MADDIE (ON) Saving your butt, before I kick it. (Saving your butt : i.e., Preventing you from doing something disastrous) (kick it : i.e., kick your butt colloquial for beat you) ZACK (ON) Is that a threat or a promise? HE JUMPS, MOMENTARILY GRABBING ONTO HER ARM. MADDIE (ON) Come on. Stretch! ZACK (ON) I can't reach you. HE LETS GO OF HER ARM, THEN SPOTS LONDON. ZACK (CONT'D) (ON) Psst! London, I need your help. Give me a boost. Get down on all fours. (Psst : Interjection used to get someones attention) (all fours : i.e., your hands and knees) LONDON (ON) Like, I'm sure. I wasn't even here. (Like, Im sure : Adolescent slang phrase expressing doubt, denial or refusal) MADDIE (ON) Take her picture. ZACK TAKES IT. CLICK! MADDIE (CONT'D) (ON) Now you were. (i.e., Now I have proof that you were here) LONDON (ON) (AS SHE GETS DOWN) When I inherit this hotel you're so fired. MADDIE (ON) Oh, you'll be too busy getting facelifts. (Humorously implying that London will be very old by the time she inherits the hotel)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 36 ZACK STEPS ON HER BACK. MADDIE PULLS ZACK IN, AS LONDON SPOTS PORTIA, BRIGHTLY COVERS. AS SHE QUICKLY CROSSES OUT OF FRAME, WE; CUT TO: INT. DUCT - CONTINUOUS - (NIGHT 3) - PART L (CODY, ZACK, MADDIE, MOSEBY) CODY, MADDIE, AND ZACK CRAWL THROUGH DUCT. MADDIE (ON) Okay, I've only babysat you guys for thirty minutes. What do you do now, rob a casino? ZACK (ON) Don't have to. We hit the jackpot tonight. (hit the jackpot : i.e., made a lot of money have something that will bring us a lot of money) AS THEY ROUND THE BEND... MOSEBY (ON) Busted! (Slang for I have caught you!) ZACK, CODY AND MADDIE SCREAM AND IT ECHOES THROUGHOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. CUT TO: ACT TWO SCENE THREE INT. LOBBY/ELEVATOR/LOBBY - MOMENTS LATER (NIGHT 3) (CAREY, ZACK, CODY, MOSEBY, MADDIE, LONDON, TUCK, REVEREND, BOBBY, URSULA, PHOTOGRAPHER, BODYGUARD EXTRAS, SECURITY EXTRAS, HOTEL EXTRAS, GUEST EXTRAS) CAREY ENTERS WITH BOBBY AND URSULA. BOBBY (ON) (TO CAREY) Oh, there you are. Great! Come here. ELEVATOR OPENS AND MOSEBY ENTERS WITH THE TWO BOYS IN TOW, FOLLOWED BY MADDIE AND TUCK, AD-LIBBING HIS APOLOGIES.

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 37 CAREY (ON) Oh. MOSEBY (ON) Miss Martin. I found these two rugrats in our air conditioning vent. (rugrats : slang for mischievous children) CAREY (ON) What? (TO THE BOYS) Are you crazy? MOSEBY (ON) Exactly. They could have damaged the vent. CAREY (ON) They could have gotten hurt. (TO THE BOYS) What were you thinking? I'll tell you what you were thinking! You weren't thinking at all! That's what you were thinking! THE REVEREND PASSES BY. REVEREND (ON) (TO CAREY) You were glorious. CAREY (ON) (SWEETLY) Oh, thank you very much. (THEN, INSTANTLY GLARING AT THE BOYS) Well?! ZACK (ON) We wanted to hear you sing. CAREY (ON) Well, then listen at the door when I'm in the shower. SECURITY GUARDS ESCORT THE PHOTOGRAPHER OUT THROUGH THE LOBBY. PHOTOGRAPHER (ON) Watch the uniform! It's rented. (Watch : i.e., Be careful with Dont tear)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 38 MOSEBY (ON) What happened? Must I be everywhere? CAREY Jerk photographer crashed the wedding. (Jerk : Derogatory for someone considered contemptible) (crashed : slang for attended without an invitation) MOSEBY (ON) (TO MADDIE) Don't move. CAREY (ON) I hate those people. How could he do something like that? (those people : i.e., paparazzi) ZACK (ON) Maybe he really needed the money. CODY (ON) Because he loves his mom. CAREY (ON) (CONFUSED, THEN) I don't care what his reason is. It's an invasion of privacy. Those people are just low-life greedy scum. (low-life : i.e., thoroughly immoral) THE BOYS LOOK AT EACH OTHER, FEELING GUILTY. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY MUST DO. ZACK (ON) (HANDS HER CAMERA) This is for you. We didn't sneak into the vent to hear you sing. CODY (ON) We snuck into the air conditioning vent to take the twenty-thousand-dollar picture. CAREY (ON) What? MOSEBY (ON) What?

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 39 MADDIE (ON) I am so fired. (i.e., I will most definitely be fired.) ZACK (ON) We wanted to pay you back the money. CODY (ON) We wanted to stop being burdens. CAREY (ON) (A POINTED LOOK AT MOSEBY, THEN BOYS) C'mere. (i.e., Come here.) MADDIE (ON) I was trying to stop them. MOSEBY (ON) Better men than you have tried. (tried : implying, tried and failed) CAREY (ON) Now, listen, you're not burdens, okay? It's my job to make the money, not yours. Your job is to be the kids and have fun. And parents take care of children. Children don't take care of parents. BEFORE ZACK CAN PROTEST, SHE CONTINUES. CAREY (CONT'D) (ON) Even if they are becoming little men. Understand? ZACK (ON) Yep. (Informal for Yes.) CODY (ON) Sorry. CAREY (ON) Maybe I did come on kinda strong about the whole bein' broke thing. I really shouldn't have worried you like that. I was...wrong. (come on kinda strong : i.e., act rather overdramatic) (the whole bein broke thing : i.e., the seriousness of our financial situation)

THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY F001 "Grounded On The 23rd Floor" Page 40 ZACK (ON) So, what you're really sayin' is, is this is all your fault and we're not punished? CAREY (ON) (SMILES) Nice try. (i.e., That was a good attempt at evading punishment. Note sarcasm) CAREY (ON) You're grounded for another week. ZACK (ON) When you say grounded (Whenfloor : Note repetition of Zack and Careys previous exchange) CAREY (ON) On the twenty-third floor. ZACK (ON) (TO CODY) Race you upstairs. (Race : i.e., Ill race) CODY (ON) Go! CAREY (ON) Hey! Don't run, don't run! Look out! THEY TAKE OFF AND RUN, RIGHT INTO MASTER Z, WHO IS CHECKING OUT. THEY BOUNCE OFF HIM AND INTO THE TABLE WITH THE VASE. SPFX: THE VASE TEETERS AND FALLS IN SLO-MO. FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, MOSEBY DIVES INTO FRAME AND CATCHES IT INCHES FROM THE FLOOR. FREEZE FRAME AS MOSEBY CATHES THE VASE. FADE OUT. END OF ACT TWO

GLOSSARY OF DEFINITIONS

Ahh Aint All of a sudden All right/Alright/Alrighty Arent Around Aw Big deal bout Boy Buddy Butt Bye By the way Cant Can't believe cause Check it/Check it out Come on / Cmon

interjection used to express hesitancy or uncertainty colloquialism for: are not, is not, am not, have not, has not colloquialism for 'suddenly' okay, agreeable are not colloquialism for 'nearby; in the vicinity' used to express sentiment or regret slang for 'something really important' or, as an exclamation, 'what does it matter' about slang exclamation of wonder, surprise, pleasure, exasperation, etc. slang for 'friend - also used as a term of address buttocks goodbye colloquialism that denotes additional or different information that is being given cannot colloquialism for 'am shocked or amazed' because meaning look at that or this; also used to preface an important statement let us go; an exclamation of mild disdain or contempt; also slang for 'you are wrong' or an idiomatic expression used to coax or persuade. slang for excellent or exciting; stylish and sophisticated; safe

Cool

or well; showing agreement Couldnt D.A. Dad / Daddy Damn/Dammit Didnt Doesnt Dont Drive crazy / Drive nuts Dude Em Find out / Figure out Forget it Gay Gee / Geez Gimme Give a hand Gonna Gosh Gotcha Gotta Guy(s) Hang around / Hang out Hang up could not District Attorney dad, father slang expletive used to express anger, frustration or emphasis did not does not do not to annoy, irritate slang term of address, usually for a male them to decide, solve or discover Slang for 'No, It is not possible, It is not important homosexual Slang for 'Wow colloquialism meaning give to me assist; help colloquialism meaning going to used for emphasis; or as an exclamation of excitement, astonishment or disbelief slang for 'I understand you' or 'I fooled you' have to or must a man, oftentimes used to refer to persons of either sex slang for 'spend time with to end a telephone communication; used colloquially to describe abruptly and rudely ending a conversation without a

farewell Hed Hes Hey Hi High-five Honey How about/How bout How come How is it going? How you doing? Huh he would / he had he is / he has word used as a greeting, hello, or used as a means of getting someones attention hello a means of expressing congratulations or excitement by slapping hands with another person term of endearment idiomatic expression used to ask for an opinion, action, decision or explanation used to question a circumstance, condition or occurrence a slang greeting used to inquire about someones health or well-being a slang greeting used to inquire about someones health or well-being interjection used to express uncertainty or, when used at the end of a sentence, a request for acknowledgement or validation I am certain I would I suppose or I assume I will I am Is not it will it is / it has I have teasing, joking

I bet/Ill bet Id I guess Ill I'm Isn't Itll Its Ive Kidding

Kids Kinda Lets Like Look Look forward to Make sure Man Mm-hmm Mom / Mommy Must've Nah Never mind Nope No way Of course Oh / Ooh Okay On the other hand Oughta Outta Ow Pal

slang for children or adolescents; also used as a slang term of address colloquialism meaning kind of or in a way let us often used as superfluous slang and interjection of doubt, or a modifier meaning sort of like, similar to, somewhat colloquialism for 'listen' happily anticipate ensure A casual nickname or a slang exclamation of surprise, frustration, etc. yes or used to express understanding Mother must have no It is not important or dismiss what I just said no an emphatic no certainly word used to show contemplation of thought or as acknowledgement of understanding a slang expression used to convey approval, or to preface one's remarks; also refers to feeling well or agreeable expression used to compare one thing to its opposite ought to out of exclamation of pain slang for 'friend; sometimes used as a term of address for a

stranger Phone Pretty Really Right away / Right now See ya / See ya later Shell Shes Shh Should've Shut up So long So what Sort of Sweetie Take it easy Thanks Thats Therell Theres Theyd Theyre Till/ til Totally TV telephone fairly or somewhat; very or considerably used to question someones honesty or seriousness; used to express surprise immediately a casual farewell she will she is / she has sound used to quiet someone should have slang for 'be quiet' slang for 'good-bye' slang for why is that important or relevant colloquialism for 'somewhat' a term of endearment colloquialism for 'rest or relax' thank you that is there will there is / there has they would / they had they are until colloquialism used as an intensifier abbreviation for 'television'

Uh Uh-huh Uh-un Um Wanna Wasnt Wed Well Well Were Werent Weve Whatd Whatever Whats What's going on

word used to show contemplation of thought yes no word used to show contemplation of thought want to was not we would / we had we will word used to show contemplation of thought we are were not we have what did used to indicate lack of care, concern or interest in what is being discussed what is expression used to question the present circumstances; a slang greeting used to inquire about someones health or well-being expression used to question the present circumstances; a slang greeting used to inquire about someones health or well-being where is an exclamation of surprise or amazement, or an interjection of hesitation

What's up

Wheres Whoa

Why dont Wont Wouldnt

phrase used to preface a suggestion, idea or order will not would not

Wouldve Wow Ya Yay Yeah / Yep / Yup Yikes Yo You bet Youd You know/Yknow You know what Youll Youre Youre welcome Youve

would have used to express surprise or shock you a cheer of excitement slang for 'yes' an exclamation of dismay a slang greeting or exclamation slang for 'certainly or yes' you would a phrased pause or an invitation for confirmation or approval phrase used to preface a new thought or idea you will you are common response to thank you you have

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